Tag Archives: phonics

28, January, 2014

by cathyfarmer

What’s the harm in phonics?…experts differ

Expert reactions on the teaching of phonics, as published in IMPACT* Following on from today’s media reports, for example on BBC on line, which raised some criticism about the teaching of synthetic phonics, Dr David Waugh, Director of Primary PGCE, School of Education, Durham University, commented: “There are probably more myths surrounding the teaching of […]